one night a mouse come and listen to me playin’ uh-huh
one night a mouse come and listen to me playin’ uh-huh
he was thinking about leavin’
now he’s thinking about staying uh-huh

he went out and bought himself a fiddle uh-huh
he went out and bought himself a fiddle uh-huh
and when he plays it he dances a little uh-huh

i got a shot glass he got a thimble uh-huh
i got a shot glass he got a thimble uh-huh
together we down a gallon of ripple uh-huh

we play a tune it goes…..
we play a tune it goes…..
and goes and goes and goes

one night my wife come running in the room uh-huh
one night my wife come running in the room uh-huh
stomping her feet and swinging a broom uh-huh

she said, “this has gotta stop, this is our house.” uh-huh
she said, “this has gotta stop, this is our house.” uh-huh
probably lucky for me she didn’t see the mouse uh-huh